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CL9:      Natural Soap - Second Bath
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CL4:               By Kam_

CL1:Heil!   Some  time ago I've written an
article    about   things   that   can
contribute  to a higher naturalization
of the sound in our modules.  Today it
is time for the second part.

CL0:It's   a  drum-question.   You  should
remember that the drummer has only two
hands  and  two  legs.   I'm  not very
original,  because  when I work upon a
module,  I  write the first pattern to
each  part  of composition, and then I
copy  it  and  paste  it  to  the next
positions.   I  cut  tracks  that  are
changing  (melody),  and  I  leave the
rhythmic  sections  (bass  and drumms)
which   is   modified  by  me  in  the
following patterns.

CL1:You  know perfectly that at the end of
separate  parts, the drummer plays the
so-called    "passages".    For   that
purpose  he  successively hits several
drumms  and  hihats.  Now imagine - on
the first track he plays kick/bassdrum
and snare (or something like that); on
the second - ride hihat; on the next -
from  time  to  time  he  plays  crash
hihat.   Further  on  instruments that
are  not played by drummer can appear:
some   latin  samples  for  example  -
bongo,  conga,  timba or cabasa.  They
can play, in principle, at discretion,
because  in a real musicband it is not
certain  how  many musicians play them
or   how   they   sound.    But   with
percussion  we  should  stay  close to
some rules.

CL0:What I've written above is the rythmic
section  of  your  module.   You  make
copy-paste   dozens   of   times   and
sometimes  you  make "passages".  It's
not very difficult.  At the end of the
pattern  you  can  put more snares and
crash  hihats.   Additionally  you can
use the tom sample, which is great for
"passages"  (attention:   it's  only a
very  simple example).  When we add to
that  a  hihat  ride,  we'll  get four
samples that a real drummer plays with
his  hands.   We  have  only  one  leg
sample  here - it's kick.  As was said
somewhere above - the drummer has only
two  hands,  so  it is not possible to
hear three or more hand-samples during
the  same time.  Therefore if you have
something  like  that  in your module,
you  should  behave in this way:  turn
on   only   tracks   with   percussion
samples.   Play them, and then - watch
them.   If  you see a situation, where
there  is, in the same position in the
pattern,   three   or  more  notes  at
different  tracks,  change  it.   How?
Just  remove  some notes!  What notes?
Alright,  you  will  obtain  the  best
results  when  you  will  remove  ride
hihat,  but  you can also make the tom
section  a  little poorer.  Also think
about  the  kick section.  Maybe it is
too  complicated?   I  can't a imagine
drummer who plays the "passage" and at
the    very    same   time   plays   a
double-kick.   (Well,  my  english  is
poor, so I don't know the name of it -
the  drummer  pushes  the pedal and we
can hear two kicks.  O.K., Barker from
"Dimmu  Borgir" is the best with this,
and  all  blackmetal  drummers play in
that way).

CL1:If you had not seen this problem until
now,  I'll  be  very happy if you will
take  my  advice into consideration in
your  compositions.   To  do  that you
must   write   modules   with   normal
percussion!   Let  the JazzCat modules
be  your  examples.   See  You  later,
alligator!
